ILI CONFERENCE 2025 People, Place and Possibilities

Itinerary

08:30 Registration will open to allow for early arrival - located 50metres from Pearse DART. Refreshments served.

09:10 Welcome and introduction to the themes for the conference: 

• Introduction | Ross O'Ceallaigh, The Green Urbanist - urban designer and podcaster
• President's Address | Bart O'Doherty, ILI President

10:00 - 11:15 PEOPLE | Landscapes for People: accessibility, flexibility and adaptibility in the Irish urban environment - panel includes Pol MacDonald, Director of SLR Consulting

11:15 - 11:45 Networking break with coffee

11:45 - 13:00 PLACE | Places of Resilience: protecting, strengthening and enhancing nature for the benefit of landscapes - presentation by Sean McCormack, Ecologist, Ealing Wildlife Group. Panel includes Eoghan Daltún, Environmentalist, Irish Atlantic Rainforest; Oisín Griffin, Landscape and Urban Designer, Cairn Homes

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 POSSIBILITIES | Creativity and active community engagement in the development of great places - panel includes Aaron Copeland, Community Placemaking, A Playful City; Ross O'Ceallaigh, Urban Designer, The Green Urbanist; Suzanne O'Connell, Landscape Architect, Dublin City Council

15:15 - 16:30 POSSIBILITIES | panel includes Frank McDonald; Bart O'Doherty, Landscape Architect, The Paul Hogarth Company

16:30 Closing Address

17:00 Drinks Reception

Please Note: All presentations will include a Q + A session plus an opportunity for delegate discussion.

08:30 - 18:00 EXHIBITION - Running in parallel onsite with the conference will be the exhibition of our partners and sponsors who helped to make this conference more affordable and accessible to all - please visit their stands and introduce yourself.